Wednesday-Night

3 August 2005
The Invitation
Thanks to our mutual friend, Peter Ratzer , we are delighted to welcome Margaret (”Maggie”) Catley- Carlson, who, among her many activities serves as Chair of the Global Water Partnership. She is also a past Chair of the Center for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) and of the International Center for Agricultural […]

March 16, 2005
Bernard Ebbers
It seems only normal that Bernard Ebbers, former C.E.O. of WorldCom, be a topic at Wednesday Night, not so much because of the magnitude (eleven billion dollars) of the fraud, nor of the adverse effect on employees, pensioners and shareholders alike, but because of the exceptionally pertinent case study that it […]

CANADA
Following 2.8% economic growth last year, the Canadian economy is likely to grow by 2 1/2 -3% this year, led by continuing strong consumer spending, a steady housing sector, a 6% rise in business investments, fairly robust corporate profits, net government spending, increased inventories, strong wholesale and manufacturing sectors. The narrowing of the trade surplus […]

January 19, 2005
What is art?
A video news clip of the opening of the Moishe Safdie-designed Desmarais Pavilion of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (reported by a very young John Curtin) introduced the discussion and new guest, Marm Rapp. This gave her an opportunity to remind everyone that Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art […]

8 September 2004
Canada
As expected sometime ago, the Bank of Canada today (Wednesday) raised its administrated rates by a ¼ to 2.25% overnight rate and 2.5% discount rate given “strong external demand, pushing the economy close to its capacity limit”, with total inflation close to 2.5%, and core at 1.9% (close to its target). With the […]

21 April 2004

CANADA
Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report presented last week, indicates that real G.D.P. growth in the first quarter is likely to be just below 3%, close to 2¾% annual rate in the first half and will accelerate to approximately3 ½% in the second half of the year. For the year 2004, it […]

CANADA
As expected, the Bank of Canada eased monetary policy for the fifth time since July, 2003 in order to stimulate domestic demand as “the economy is adjusting to the stronger Canadian dollar that prevailed in the first quarter and the intensive international competition as the global economies and commodities are recovering.” Exports had weakened in […]

This Wednesday Night returns to its origins, embracing the old quote “it’s the economy, stupid” and by inference, the Market. We will look at both, remembering that it is suggested the U.S. electorate is more concerned with the President’s performance vis à vis the economy, than with his performance internationally. As though the two […]

More + Photos
“The season to be jolly”is fast approaching. For all you nay-sayers and scrooges, we have a not-exactly-seasonal celebration.
Our good friend, and one of Wednesday Night’s OWN, John Jonas, is home briefly from his year of guesting in Ghent. We not only celebrate his return, we celebrate his […]

Jacques the Clement

Whereas, with the approval of the assembly of Wednesday Night Wise Persons, we are pleased to appoint you honourable recipient of the Order of Wednesday Night
By these presents we […]